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You know, the closest I came to anything like this sort of thing was--- A few times(as photographer) taking wedding photos and attending weddings and baptisms in Southwest Detroit's HOLY REDEEMER CHURCH which was also used as a location for some scenes in '87's THE ROSARY MURDERS. And also(and several times before and since) having coney's at the somewhat iconic( for the area) DULY'S Coney Island diner located catty-corner from the church. A scene was shot of Donald Sutherland and Belinda Bauer having lunch there. Duly's is still there and going strong serving the best coneys you'll ever eat. I also used to live near the Southwest Detroit truck terminal on Fort St. where I watched Danny Devito shoot the riot scene at the cleverly renamed KREEGAR yard( name subbing for Kroger) for his film HOFFA. The terminal is still in operation as it was for I'd say 90+ years. The old Randolph St. court building is still there, although I think it now has a different function. And of course, the Ambassador Bridge to Canada is still there. It too was in an early scene. Sepiatone

Yep. The film's his third. Sepiatone

ahem* That should be "Barr's". But no matter... Comic Jackie Vernon once quipped that she was his favorite film star. Sepiatone

I'm assuming it's MATTHEW. Sepiatone

Must've thought the 2nd amendment read "The right to BARF arms." Sepiatone

I always thought it was MARCH madness! Sepiatone

Y'need to cut down on the little symbols and be more discriminate in your choices in them. But I take it you're not familiar with Ms. Barr. So---- (if they don't mess with it) Sepiatone

What am I watching this month? I play it by ear on a day-to-day basis. I plan no longer than a couple or so days ahead. And this first week of this month finds me wrapping up watching the last few discs of the box set I have of SATURDAY NIGHT's first five seasons. ('75-'80) . Been having a great time seeing a lot of that stuff again! Sepiatone

Oddly, as I like all the actors that appear in this stinker, I thought it seriously lacked the luster of the '51 original. Thanks for the warning. Sepiatone

There are some of those here. For instance, a while back in another thread, there were a couple of people who griped about the '70's sitcom "Maude" as being "dated". Which anyone should have supposed any sitcom from 40 years ago would be. It's simple really; Nobody should really expect a movie or TV show from the distant past( or even recent) to be "relevant" to the times in which they are viewed. That they aren't is often the very reason why some people enjoy watching them. Those dismissive people LEIGHCAT mentions are of course, free to watch or refuse to watch anything they please. But should not expect everyone else to jump on their bandwagon. Sepiatone

I'll join in on that! Wow. She managed to outlive CANDY BARR. Sepiatone

There's also ... JOSEF SOMMER, who was the ill fated LARRY in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, and later in WITNESS and THE MIGHTY DUCKS and near 50+ other film appearances. On the younger side, JEREMY PIVEN can be seen in several character roles on TV and in films. Another favorite of mine is.. DAVID STRATHAIRN who did have a major role as EDWARD R. MURROW in GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK ('05) but has too, a ton of good character roles under his belt. Sepiatone

RICK JASON always reminded me of a guy I knew back in high school. Or the other way around.... I was familiar with who Rick Jason was before meeting the other guy. But yeah, I getcha. Sepiatone

Heh. And I'm still wondering if TCM will show Poston's '62 supernatural "thriller" ZOTZ. Poston has a rich history in many appearances on various TV shows and movies over his time, before AND after NEWHART. And Benedict managed 33 movie appearances from '65 until '08(his death). Along with his TV work. Sepiatone

First, we gotta get straight on what time span is covered by "today"( in the threads title) as I haven't seen many movies of late and don't also watch a lot of the TV fare produced in the last decade. But responding to some posts---- I've seen Cromwell doing various roles on many TV shows in the '70's. From NIGHT COURT to BARNEY MILLER and beyond. One guy I liked often seeing him in commercials and then eventually getting bigger roles on TV and then in some movies is PAUL DOOLEY Ghostley was also known as the sly, inept maid for a short "spell"( no pun intent) on BEWITCHED, named Esmeralda. I've also seen her pop up in small roles in several movies. And ROBERTS was seen in a wide variety of TV shows and some movies for a long time. Some here might have recognized her as the mayor's wife in the '74 flick THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3. PAUL BENEDICT, once too known as "The Painter" on SESAME STREET also had many character parts in several movies over the years until becoming a regular in the cast of THE JEFFERSONS as their British neighbor Harry Bentley. More to come whenever my sleepy memory wakes up. Sepiatone

I haven't the time just now, but I'll mention one character actor I've often seen and liked, but deserves more... RICHARD JENKINS I'll give this more thought and hopefully come back with a few more. Interesting topic. Sepiatone

Sho' 'nuff TOP. If I were to adopt that attitude with movies and other areas of the arts, I'd have to....... Scrap most of my book library, dump all my classical music CDs, 2/3 of my jazz, and blues and...... 1/2 of my rock'n'roll collection. Sepiatone

That long ago? So, why are we just hearing about this NOW? But seriously, familiar only with the face. But anyone's passing is sad. May he Rest In Peace. Sepiatone

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this matter. First off, and IMHO, Welles really wasn't that "slender" to begin with, and did(to me) look heavier in his elder Kane scenes than at the beginning of the saga. And... That part I put in "bold" is a fairly blatant presumption. First, in claiming the character of Kane wasn't merely BASED on Hearst, but meant to be a CARICATURE of Hearst, all the way down to Hearst's appearance. Second, that there's NO variance in the appearance of ANY 25 year old. At 25, I was much thinner than my BROTHER was at 25, And I have a nephew who, at 25 was twice the size I was at that age. Thing is, I am now, at 70(this July) not so thin anymore, while that nephew is HALF the size he was then. You seem to be making too many assumptions based on what some people think SHOULD be rather than what IS. And really, you couldn't really have expected the elder Kane to look like the elder WELLES turned out to look like, right? I'll bet at 25, Welles had NO IDEA he'd balloon out the way he did. Hell. At 25 I had no idea I would either! Sepiatone

Was saying no such thing specifically, but given the success of Simon's plays when adapted to films it could be a sure bet he could be considered as having the clout to have his two cents paid attention to by film producers. This is possibly the only "evidence" I could come up with. Your witness. (Now you can do your best Tracy as Darrow impersonation ) Sepiatone

Matthau as a "box office name" might have had a very slight margin for his getting the part. But my money is on THE SUNSHINE BOYS being a NEIL SIMON vehicle as the major factor. Simon, based on experience, probably trusted Matthau to turn in a sterling performance, as he did with THE ODD COUPLE . And we covered that "too young" nonsense elsewhere. Sepiatone

Maybe just another five? Sepiatone

Your spelling of Mitty is spot on. But I wish I'd had your warning about the Stiller movie before I lost those two hours I'll never get back. Mitty is one of my favorite Kaye movies( and I can't honestly name one I don't like) and some folks 'round here know I'm enamored of...... I'm old enough to still remember as a kid seeing women still wearing hats during evenings out and how hilariously funny many of them looked. Sepiatone

Oh. The movie. Yeah. I thought the actual ten commandments were much older. Sepiatone

I still disagree. The full appearance of Welles as Kane in both the facial close up and full figure in the scene where Kane destroys Susan's room after she leaves is WAY different from the 26 year old Welles dancing around during that celebratory dinner when Kane acquired the Chronicle's reporters. And it was probably easier for the make-up artist since Welles never really did have a "very thin looking" face. Just fewer chins is all. And for the record( and of no relevance to this debate) My father in law, from old photos I've seen, was just as thin(if not thinner) when he died as he was when he was back in the 1940's. But too, there WAS a period in the late '60's into the early '70's (the decades, not his age) when he was what you could call chubby. By the time I met him(1986) he was back to being skinny as a rail. Sepiatone